COMMUNITY & CLUBS:

Evan Hirsch, a 2004 graduate of Corona del Mar High School, is off this month for a year of study at the University of Glasgow, in Scotland, thanks to a Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship.

Hirsch is being sponsored by the Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa, according to club President Victor Currie.

When Hirsch was 14, he participated in the Rotary Club’s summer Youth Exchange program with a sister club in Okasaki, Japan.

He said, “I think one of the reasons that I was so successful in high school is because I garnered so much self-confidence while living in Japan.”

Hirsch graduated from Claremont McKenna College with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy, politics and economics in June.

In addition to studying in Scotland, Hirsch will be hosted by Rotary clubs around the country and will participate in Scottish family life as he serves as a Rotary ambassador from the United States to Scotland.

His career goal is to work on international issues either with the United Nationals or a non-governmental organization.

Since 1947, Rotary’s Ambassadorial Scholarships has afforded nearly 38,000 men and women from about 100 nations the ability to study.

The purpose of the Ambassadorial Scholarships program is to further international understanding and friendly relations among people of different countries and geographical areas.

For more information on the Ambassadorial Scholarships for the 2010-11 academic year, contact Rotarian Richard Holmgren at (949) 644-8244.

EXCHANGE CLUB BOOKS MOVIE

The blockbuster movie of all time for our movie benefit this year: The new James Bond.

“Quantum of Solstice” will be shown Nov. 13 at the Lido Theater (that’s one day before the first showing to the public, according to Bob Washer, the Newport Harbor Exchange Club member who arranges for the movies).

“This is the 17th year that we’ve combined a movie screening with food tasting from area restaurants into a really great fundraiser for our club,” he adds.

Details on ticket prices will be shared in the coming weeks.

WORTH REPEATING

Thought for the Day as provided by Greg Kelley of the Newport Mesa Irvine Interfaith Council: “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”

SERVICE CLUB MEETINGS THIS WEEK

How are you giving back to your community? Help your community and the world through a service club!

For many, service club membership is an extension of our religious beliefs and congregation affiliation.

You are invited to attend a service club meeting this coming week to learn more about opportunity for service.

Most clubs will buy your first meal for you as you get acquainted with them.

Today

7:30 a.m.: The 10-member Newport Harbor Kiwanis Club meets at Denny’s Restaurant at the corner of Redhill Avenue and Bristol Street.

Noon: The Exchange Club of Corona del Mar meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a program by Newport Beach Fire Chief Rod Lewis.

6 p.m.: The 62-member Rotary Club of Newport-Balboa meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a program by J.T. Warring, Newport-Irvine Club water project manager in Myanmar. For information, go to www.newportbalboa.org.

Thursday

7 a.m.: The 20-member Costa Mesa Orange Coast Lions Club meets at Mimi’s Café.

Noon: The 50-member Costa Mesa Kiwanis Club meets at the Holiday Inn, Costa Mesa, www.CostaMesaKiwanis.org; the 45-member Kiwanis Club of Newport Beach-Corona del Mar meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club, www.newportbeachkiwanis.org; the 85-member Rotary Club of Newport Irvine meets at the University Club at UCI, www.nirotary.org; the 95-member Exchange Club of Newport Harbor meets at the Bahia Corinthian Yacht Club for a program on wine making by club president Nick Berger. For information, go to members.cox.net/nhexchangeclub/index.htm

Tuesday

7:30 a.m.: The 52-member Newport Beach Sunrise Rotary Club meets at Five Crowns Restaurant. For information, go to www.newportbeachsunriserotary.org.

Noon: The 20-member Rotary Club of Costa Mesa meets at the Costa Mesa Marriott Suites.

COMMUNITY & CLUBS is published Wednesdays. Send your service club’s meeting information by fax to (714) 921-8655 or by e-mail to [email protected].